Brizzel qualifies for 200m semi with ease

Ballymena sprinter Paul Brizzel is through to this evening’s 200m semi-finals at the World Indoor Championships in the Sportarena, Budapest, after placing second in his first round heat this morning.

He could afford to ease off in the final straight with only three athletes in his race, from lane six, to cross the line in an uninspiring time of 21.12, behind Swede Johan Wissman (20.96), the sixth fastest in the world in 2004.